Where does “isomuura” come from?
isomuura (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isomuura (Finnish): black-throated antshrike
Definitions
- black-throated antshrike
Ancestry of “isomuura”, step by step
isomuura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish muura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muura | Any bird in the taxonomic family Formicariidae,... |
| 2 | Finnish | muurahainen | ant; The family Formicidae |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |